GM, Commercial Print: P&L Growth & Lean Leadership

  • Harrison Scott Associates
  • Feb 28, 2026
Full time

Job Description

Our client is a major Printing Group who wish to appoint a dynamic General Manager from Commercial Print for their London based operation.

Ideal Candidate attributes
  • Commercial acumen / client focused
  • Effective communication skills
  • Motivating others
  • Decision making capability
  • Strategic agility
  • Results driven
  • Lean methodology
  • Continuous improvement
Role Function
  • Own and have full responsibility for the site's P&L.
  • Own the site's financial performance and the long term planning process.
  • Work alongside the Operations Director to drive the commercial performance of the manufacturing site.
  • Contribute in contract negotiations for bids.
  • Identify market and cross selling opportunities.
  • Liaise with clients across the business.
  • Develop and maintain networks and relationships among senior key decision makers in the business and client organisations.
  • Develop effective strategies to capture viable business opportunities, presenting and communicating these to the Operations Director and wider SMT.
  • Manage direct reports and other team members to ensure high standards of service and ongoing personal development, enabling direct reports to maximise their full potential.
  • Ensure effective people planning, optimising resource usage.
  • Set and manage SMART objectives for agreed strategy, ensuring expectations and accountabilities are clearly understood.
  • Require influencing and relationship management skills for both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Work with and support best practice across manufacturing sites.
  • Strive and deliver world class manufacturing standards using appropriate methodologies.
  • Own planning and execution of site disaster recovery plan.
  • Maintain a safe working environment fully compliant with all Health and Safety obligations.
  • Work alongside each function within the client to identify opportunities to improve business profitability.
  • Ensure all business processes are correctly documented to a professional standard.
  • Be commercially aware of key industry developments, legal changes or market trends that may affect the Company and related business areas.
  • Determine KPIs and review operational performance on an ongoing basis.
  • Lead the continuous improvement programme within the site using lean methodology.

This position has now been filled.